1945–46 AHL season
| 1945–46 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Indianapolis Capitals |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Buffalo Bisons |
| Runners-up | Cleveland Barons |
The 1945–46 AHL season was the tenth season of the American Hockey League. Eight teams played 62 games each in the schedule. The Indianapolis Capitals won their third F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as West Division champions. The Buffalo Bisons won their third Calder Cup in a four-year span.
Team changes
[edit]- The New Haven Eagles resume operations.
Final standings
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| East | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons (MTL) | 62 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 84 | 270 | 196 |
| Hershey Bears (independent) | 62 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 62 | 213 | 221 |
| Providence Reds (independent) | 62 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 52 | 221 | 254 |
| New Haven Eagles (independent) | 62 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 38 | 199 | 263 |
| West | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Capitals (DET) | 62 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 75 | 286 | 238 |
| Pittsburgh Hornets (TOR) | 62 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 70 | 262 | 226 |
| Cleveland Barons (independent) | 62 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 64 | 269 | 254 |
| St. Louis Flyers (independent) | 62 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 51 | 198 | 266 |
Scoring leaders
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Douglas | Indianapolis Capitals | 62 | 44 | 46 | 90 | 35 |
| Norm Larson | New Haven / Hershey | 64 | 36 | 53 | 89 | 20 |
| Tom Burlington | Cleveland Barons | 59 | 36 | 46 | 82 | 14 |
| Pete Leswick | Indianapolis Capitals | 61 | 29 | 52 | 81 | 10 |
| Louis Trudel | Cleveland Barons | 61 | 33 | 46 | 79 | 24 |
| Joe Bell | New Haven / Hershey | 62 | 46 | 31 | 77 | 26 |
| Les Cunningham | Cleveland Barons | 62 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 10 |
| Maurice Rimstad | St. Louis Flyers | 62 | 34 | 43 | 77 | 15 |
| Wally Wilson | Pittsburgh Hornets | 57 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 32 |
| Gino Rozzini | Hershey Bears | 56 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 63 |
Calder Cup playoffs
[edit]| Preliminary Round | League Semi-Final | Calder Cup Final | |||||||||||
| E1 | Buffalo | 4 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Indianapolis | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Buffalo | 4 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Hershey | 1 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 3 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Pittsburgh | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Pittsburgh | 1 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Providence Reds | 0 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Cleveland | 2 | |||||||||||